diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jayway/maven/plugins/android/phase01generatesources/GenerateSourcesMojo.java b/src/main/java/com/jayway/maven/plugins/android/phase01generatesources/GenerateSourcesMojo.java
index 6c93ace89..1ba2f6c4b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jayway/maven/plugins/android/phase01generatesources/GenerateSourcesMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jayway/maven/plugins/android/phase01generatesources/GenerateSourcesMojo.java
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ public class GenerateSourcesMojo extends AbstractAndroidMojo
     /**
      * The directory containing the aidl files.
      */
-    @Parameter( property = "android.aidlSourceDirectory", defaultValue = "${project.build.sourceDirectory}" )
+    @Parameter( property = "android.aidlSourceDirectory", defaultValue = "${project.basedir}/src/main/aidl" )
     protected File aidlSourceDirectory;
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/test/projects/apidemos-android-16/apidemos-application/pom.xml b/src/test/projects/apidemos-android-16/apidemos-application/pom.xml
index d9daf572d..8df078813 100644
--- a/src/test/projects/apidemos-android-16/apidemos-application/pom.xml
+++ b/src/test/projects/apidemos-android-16/apidemos-application/pom.xml
@@ -43,9 +43,6 @@
         <groupId>com.simpligility.maven.plugins</groupId>
 
         <artifactId>android-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <aidlSourceDirectory>${project.basedir}/src/main/aidl</aidlSourceDirectory>
-        </configuration>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>